The Barclays, Round 3: Martin Laird Surges Ahead, Tiger Toils In Irrelevancy

Jason Day entered Round 3 of the Barclays with the lead, and thanks to some remarkably good play, he still stands atop the leaderboard. Day rebounded from a bogey on the first hole to score birdies on holes two and three, then shot an eagle on the fifth hole to bring him to 11-under for the tournament.

However, his distance from the pack has not increased, thanks to the likes of Martin Laird and Dustin Johnson. Laird started his Saturday play with four consecutive birdies to stand at 10-under. The 27-year-old Laird is in pursuit of his second-ever PGA Tour win.

Tiger Woods began the 2010 Barclays with a remarkable 65 score in Round 1. He stumbled a bit in Round 2, but still found himself only four strokes behind the lead entering Round 3, preserving a realistic chance of charging toward the top of the leaderboard.

Unfortunately for Woods, he immediately ran into trouble with a triple bogey on the first hole on Saturday. He managed par on the following six holes, but now stands in a tie for 46th place, eight strokes behind the lead.